by: carolyn c. rice

Skin heating
Noon’s caress
Hands busy, leaves
haired, thick springing
Fingers stalk kneading
teasing top ruddy glowing

Mouth filled – flesh,
juice overflowing
Nectarous
Stinging kisses, touched,
releasing perfume –
earthy balm

“Strawberry Pleasures” first appeared in Horizons.